KINGSTON, R.I., Sept. 21 -- The University of Rhode Island issued the following news release:
KINGSTON, R.I. - Sept. 21, 2026 - Traveling to Mars has been a major human aspiration for the last half century. In the last three decades, aerospace scientists and engineers have taken significant steps in exploring the fourth planet from the sun with several rover landings.
So, why is it a must for humans to be sent to Mars in this lifetime? Robert Zubrin, who founded the Mars Society-an international organization dedicated to furthering the exploration and settlement of Mars by public and private means-will explain why in his fall Honors Colloquium lecture at the University of Rhode Island on Tuesday, Sept. 29.
In this lecture, titled "Mars D...